Apple Remote

Apple Remote

Overview

Apple Remote with iPod and iPhone

If you connect your iPod to a home stereo, powered speakers or TV set, the Apple Remote lets you experience your songs, slideshows and more from across the room. Plug your iPod into the Apple Universal Dock and choose a playlist, slideshow or video. Then sit back, relax and enjoy. Ready to move on to the next song? No need to get up. Just press the Next button on the Apple Remote. Getting a call on your iPhone? Press Pause, then pick up where you left off.

Apple Remote with Mac

The Apple Remote gives you total command of your music, photos, videos and DVDs from anywhere in the room. Turn up the volume. Shuffle. Skip to the next chapter on your DVD. Play a slideshow, a home movie you made in iMovie, even a film trailer.

Keep in mind, Apple TV can only connect to one remote at a time. If you wish to play multiple player games, you’ll need an iOS device or controller.

I hate this remote

Hate isn't a strong enough word for this silver devil stick. It constantly gets lost among covers, pillows, and cushions. Way too small for anyone to try and ke
Hate isn't a strong enough word for this silver devil stick. It constantly gets lost among covers, pillows, and cushions. Way too small for anyone to try and keep track of. If I could add up the hours of my life I've spent looking for it in the couch cushions, I could have solved several world problems. I can't wait til the next new technology makes my Apple TV and its devil child spawn remote obsolete. I'm going to destroy this stupid thing...if I can find it. For now I'll just buy a new one to replace the one that's currently AWOL. So annoyed.....

Written by Kim C from Fairfax

Jul 26, 2016

290 of 363 people found this useful

Is this review useful?I hate this remote

1.0 out of 5 stars

Apple TV Remote

I have four Apple remotes for my apple tv's and three of the four Apple remotes have failed when trying to use the up button on the remote. Three of my Apple T
I have four Apple remotes for my apple tv's and three of the four Apple remotes have failed when trying to use the up button on the remote. Three of my Apple TV remotes up button stopped working. I will be taking them back to the store this morning and hopefully Apple will provide me with three new Apple TV remotes. The fact that 3 of my 4 Apple TV remotes up button doesn't work tells me it is an Apple design flaw or the batch of Apple TV remotes I received shouldn't have passed quality control.

Written by Jason L from PHOENIX

Aug 24, 2016

148 of 166 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Apple TV Remote

2.0 out of 5 stars

Trendy design over functionality

As usual, Apple scores on trendy design. But the thing has never worked right. The right/forward button has never worked properly since the day we opened the bo
As usual, Apple scores on trendy design. But the thing has never worked right. The right/forward button has never worked properly since the day we opened the box. Finally after a year of sticky/intermittent functioning of that button we pried the thing apart (another annoying thing about Apple is they make all their products impossible to get into and fix). We discovered some sort of sticky glue over top of a button that wasn't seated correctly that could not be repaired. While I understand that manufacturing glitches happen, that is not my only issue with this remote. Like another user stated -- by removing all the buttons to have the "coolest" looking remote on the market, Apple has given us a remote that is a headache to use. Constant scrolling, tedious, takes too much time. Yes, our regular TV and video remotes and Comcast remotes are hugely clunky by comparison, but they aren't nearly as annoying to use.

Written by Renee G from Nevada City

May 31, 2016

111 of 130 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Trendy design over functionality

1.0 out of 5 stars

Poor to Begin With, Then Failure

From the start, the directional ring functioned inconsistently. After 15 months of intermittent use, both the direction and menu buttons have failed completely.
From the start, the directional ring functioned inconsistently. After 15 months of intermittent use, both the direction and menu buttons have failed completely. It seems the warranty may be the most highly refined design aspect of this device.

Written by Simon V from Lincolnville

Feb 5, 2018

1 of 2 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Poor to Begin With, Then Failure

1.0 out of 5 stars

Lost & expensive to replace

My remote is currently lost in my house somewhere, I’m sure I’ll find it someday.... in the meantime I was hoping to purchase a replacement but in my opinion
My remote is currently lost in my house somewhere, I’m sure I’ll find it someday.... in the meantime I was hoping to purchase a replacement but in my opinion the price is too steep. The remote is small & slender and can easily be lost in the couch, the buttons are difficult to use.

Written by valerie P from Plymouth

Feb 3, 2018

1 of 3 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Lost & expensive to replace

2.0 out of 5 stars

Lousy Remote

I have a 2nd and a 3rd generation AppleTV and I hate both of the remotes. This remote gets lost all the time. I’ve lost two of them in the house and can’t find
I have a 2nd and a 3rd generation AppleTV and I hate both of the remotes. This remote gets lost all the time. I’ve lost two of them in the house and can’t find one of them. I just had to order another one, because I threw back the covers on my bed and it flew somewhere. Now, can’t find it. They should make it so that you can locate it with an app or something. Geez!

Best Answer:

Apple remotes (made for the computers and not the Apple TV) are made with Infrared not bluetooth. Th
Apple remotes (made for the computers and not the Apple TV) are made with Infrared not bluetooth. This means your laptop has to have a infrared receiver. The newer macs no longer have these receivers (at least the MacBooks don't) so the remotes no longer work.
You can see that the older MacBooks (e.g. the 2010 macbook pro) has a black line on the front edge of the body which is the infrared receiver - it works on that. New ones don't have this and so don't have infrared built in.
Wikipedia says you can buy yourself a infrared receiver to plug into your USB port.
I had the same problem.
-A MacBook Pro user (and owner of white apple remote & aluminium apple remote)